GRE Word List
FESTER
to generate pus
The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| aptitude | inclination |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |